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Tips to Maintaining a Healthy Walking Technique
It’s been a while since I wrote about any exercise on this blog. I have started walking more regularly because I have an accountability partner! To make walking even easier, enlist a friend or family member to walk with you. Both of you will reap the benefits of walking when consistently using a healthy walking technique. One of my closest friends and I have started walking 3 times a week. I’m excited about how this will work. In celebration of my new-found exercise plans, this post reviews tips about how to make your walking regimen as successful as possible. Successful Walking Tips Have a Good Technique Walking, as a way…
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Grab a Pen: Journaling Prompts for Everyone
[disclosure] Happy Day before Halloween! Over the past month, I have touched on several topics in journaling. There are so many different types of journals and specific niches that we could discuss! It’s a rapidly growing area, and I will revisit the topic pretty regularly moving forward – for good reason! I am so into this topic that I plan to design a few journals myself! I will keep you up to date on my progress. On to today’s topic… The habit of writing in a journal every day or a few times each week can be fun and helps you manage emotions and stress. This is as true…
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8 Steps to Starting Your First Journal
[disclosure] Good Day! It’s another Tuesday in the quick march to the end of the year! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! My husband and I attended a lovely wedding. I wonder if the new bride kept a journal? Your First Journal Most of us have a lot of things on our minds, yet we don’t put enough of it down on paper. Many of those ideas and thoughts bouncing around in your head can sometimes start to feel overwhelming. It can be hard to remember each of those, and it can be very difficult to keep all of your thoughts organized without writing them down somewhere. A great way…
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Adding Blending to Your Health Routine
[disclosure] Happy Humpday, everyone! It’s the middle of the week and here in Houston, winter is definitely gone! Yay! I have started my exercise regimen again. Since it’s nice, I have been walking in the mornings. Since my daughter rides the school bus in the morning, I don’t want to be too far away. I end up walking in circles until she is gone. She thinks it’s funny – I think it’s ridiculous. Oh well, school is almost out. Yesterday, we talked about grit. Grit applies today as well – as something you DON’T want in your smoothie. Isn’t it disappointing when you make your smoothie and take a…
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7 Ways to Develop Healthier Eating Habits
Eating. It’s such a big deal in almost everyone’s lives – for various reason—unfortunately. Obviously, we all have to eat—even busy people. For most of us, there’s a time issue – just not enough time in the day for shopping, preparation, and cooking for every meal. Leading to more ready-made meals, which are high in fat, salt, and sugar content. Even when you plan ahead, sometimes it just doesn’t work out for whatever reason – it’s life, right? Not having a plan (or having a plan that falls through) leads to more visits to restaurants, especially at fast food establishments. This of course, means eating foods high in fat and…
